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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ±3 ppm ? 5 ppm per year
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 30-76 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
? ?
Filters 2 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 11.525 MHz
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms 7 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 30-76 MHz
Modulations - - N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 19xx and 19xx in RACAL BCC Ltd. in England
Dimensions 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
Built-in clock Range: 10 km when used with 1.2 meter standard whip antenna in open country side, and up to 20 km when used with a vehicle antenna.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000525 PHILIPS-D-002999PLL CLANSMAN-PRC-000351